The creation of a so-called “common market” and throughout the European countries has taken decades, and this valuable scholarly resource created by a team of academics will be of great interest to anyone with a penchant for this subject. The idea for this archive of European Integration was devised by Phil Wilkin (who now serves as its editor), and over the years, his efforts have been aided by a...

Many policy analysts and urbanologists are interested in the role that cultural institutions play in cities, and this report from the RAND Corporation explores the interaction between these institutions and the different cities in which they are located. Released in March 2007, this 124-page report was authored by Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth Heneghan Ondaatje, and Jennifer L. Novak. After...

Student Debt Grows Dramatically http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574388682129316614.html?mod=rss_com_mostcommentart Myth-Busting: The Value of College http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/myth-busting-the-value-of-college/?hp LI Colleges gearing up for swine flu http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/li-colleges-gearing-up-for-swine-flu-1.1428581 Stover at...

Across France, Café Owners Are Suffering [Free registration may be required] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/world/europe/23cafe.html?ref=todayspaper Society-Parisian cafes and terraces http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/discovering-france_2005/france-from-to-z_1978/society_1987/parisian-cafes-and-terraces_6836.html The Tradition of Coffee and Coffeehouses Among...

Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony 2006 [Windows Media Player] http://nobelprize.org/award_ceremonies/ceremony_oslo/video/2006/index.html Grameen [pdf, Windows Media Player http://www.grameen-info.org/ The Microcredit Summit Campaign [pdf] http://www.microcreditsummit.org/ Web-Based...

Need cash for arts? Move to Montreal http://www.thestar.com/artsentertainment/article/196678 Museums: A Special Section [Free registration required for some of the articles included on this site] http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/artsspecial/index.html The Institute of Contemporary Art [Macromedia Flash Player] http://www.icaboston.org/ Off Center: Outside Ideas From Inside the...

Is $100 Oil As Lethal As It Looks? http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_47/b4059057.htm In Maine, 'a lot of fear out there' as heating oil prices keep rising http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=147368&ac=PHnws Over a barrel, cruise lines boost ticket costs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21755394/ USA National Gas Temperatures...

San Joaquin County to consider privatizing libraries http://www.lodinews.com/news/article_14f6af7a-9175-549a-bb11-bb28778d8252.html Should public libraries be put in private hands? http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2010/09/27/privatization-of-libraries/ Library Systems & Services http://www.lssi.com/ Carnegie Libraries: The Future Made...

Location is key to sting of summer gas prices http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47567377/ns/business-us_business/#.T8TdlI7N5FI Summer leads to shifts in economy http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/28/BU2F1ONMHB.DTL Orlando tourism businesses look ahead to summer vacation travel...

Tourists, Vegas residents bring Monopoly game to Strip http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/19/tourists-vegas-residents-bring-monopoly-game-strip/ Official Site for Monopoly http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/en_US/ Anti-Monopoly http://www.antimonopoly.com/ What's the significance of the Monopoly playing...